HBA-TBM C.S.H.B. 832 77(R)BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisC.S.H.B. 832 By: Madden Public Safety 4/12/2001 Committee Report (Substituted) BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Under current law, vehicle emissions tests and vehicle safety inspections are required to be certified by the Department of Public Safety (DPS) even though they are often performed by private technicians not affiliated with DPS. For these programs to continue in an efficient and profitable manner, reliable communication between DPS and private sector participants and effective supervision by state officials may be necessary. C.S.H.B. 832 establishes an advisory committee to assist DPS in the certification of motor vehicle inspection stations and inspectors. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution. ANALYSIS C.S.H.B. 832 amends the Transportation Code to create a six member advisory committee to assist the Department of Public Safety in the certification of motor vehicle inspection stations and inspectors. The bill sets forth provisions for the appointment of members to the committee, reimbursement of travel expenses, committee composition and terms of offices. The bill requires the public safety commissioners and the members of the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission to appoint the initial members no later than January 1, 2002. EFFECTIVE DATE September 1, 2001. COMPARISON OF ORIGINAL TO SUBSTITUTE C.S.H.B. 832 differs from the original by reducing from nine to six the number of members of the advisory committee. The substitute requires the public safety commissioners to appoint three rather than each commissioner to appoint three members of the committee. The substitute requires each member of the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) to appoint one member of the committee. The substitute provides that the presiding officer of the committee shall be the member appointed by the presiding officer of TNRCC, rather than be elected by the committee. The substitute replaces the schedule of initial member terms with the following schedule: _a representative of inspection station owners and operators appointed by a public safety commissioner to serve a one-year term; _a representative of manufacturers of motor vehicle emissions inspection devices appointed by a public safety commissioner to serve a two-year term; _a representative of the public interest appointed by a public safety commissioner to serve a three-year term; _a presiding officer appointed to a three-year term by the presiding officer of TNRCC; _a member appointed to a one-year term by a member of TNRCC other than the presiding officer; and _a member appointed to a two-year term by a member of TNRCC other than the presiding officer.